Safety
Stacking. | GEAppliances.com |
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Instructions
Read these instructions completely and carefully.
IMPORTANT: Save these instructions for local electrical inspector’s use.
IMPORTANT: Observe all governing codes and ordinances.
Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these instructions with the Consumer.
Note to Consumer – Keep these instructions for future reference.
Installation must be performed by a qualified installer.
Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer.
Operating Instructions
Troubleshooting
FOR YOUR SAFETY
WARNING! | Dryer must be securely attached to the washer. | |
| Avoid Tipping and Rupture of Utility Services. | |
Electric Shock Hazard. Disconnect power before | DO NOT place the washer on top of the dryer. | |
Failure to do so could result in personal | ||
installing. Failure to do so could result in serious | ||
injury/death or property damage. | ||
injury or death. | ||
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Potential Personal Injury. More than two | Mobile Home or Manufactured Home | |
Installation – Stacking of a gas dryer is not | ||
people are recommended to lift the dryer into | ||
permitted in a mobile home or manufactured | ||
position because of its weight and size. Failure | ||
home. | ||
to do so could result in personal injury or | ||
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death. |
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MINIMUM CLEARANCE OTHER THAN ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
Minimum clearance to combustible surfaces and for air opening are: 0” both sides and 1” rear. Consideration must be given to provide adequate clearance for installation and service.
ALCOVE OR CLOSET INSTALLATION
Tips
Consumer Support
If your dryer is approved for installation in an alcove or closet, it will be stated on a label on the dryer back.
The dryer MUST be vented to the outdoors. Refer to dryer Installation Instructions for details.
Minimum clearance between dryer cabinet and adjacent walls or other surfaces is:
0” either side
3” front and rear
Minimum vertical space from floor to overhead cabinets, ceiling, etc. is 43” without pedestal, 55” with pedestal and 84” stacked.
Closet doors must be louvered or otherwise ventilated and must contain a minimum of 60 square inches of open area equally distributed. If the closet contains both a washer and a dryer, doors must contain a minimum of 120 square inches of open area equally distributed.
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